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Levi Wijk (born January 3, 1996), known professionally as Bunt (stylized as "BUNT."), is a German
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DJ. "Bunt" is the
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word for "Colorful". Bunt was formerly a duo comprising Wijk and Nico Crispin; Crispin left in May 2021. After Crispin left, Wijk signed to Arista records and released one of his greatest hits today, "Clouds", featuring Nate Traveller and his albu
Renaissance
In 2024, he collaborated with Mapei to release "Trippin" on the hit albu
Levi Don't Do It


Biography

At age 15, Wijk was introduced to
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by his brother via the video for the song "One". In 2014, when they were students in college, Wijk and Crispin began collaborating. In 2016, Bunt released the song "Old Guitar" and "Young Hearts". At that time, Bunt was signed to Interscope Management. In January 2019, Bunt released "Oh My Other". In 2020, Bunt released singles "Unbreakable" featuring Clarence Coffee Jr., "Nights Like That" feat.
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and "Crocodile Tears" feat. Jens Hult. In 2021, Nico Crispin left the duo. In February 2023, Bunt signed to
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. In 2023, BUNT. released "Clouds" featuring Nate Traveller.


Musical style

Bunt's musical style is described as "
electronic folk Folktronica is a genre of indie electronic music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring uses of acoustic instruments—especially stringed instruments—deploying hip hop, electronic or dance rhythms, and in ...
music" and noted to be heavily influenced by late electronic music pioneer
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along with influences from musicians such as
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,
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,
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and
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with elements of Fred Again..


BUNT discography


Singles


Remixes


References


External links

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